Three days on the Cal-Salmon

We started of the California trip with a mission to the Cal- Salmon drainage. Dan and I bombed down the Classic/Commerical run down the main Fork. Then we went to the South Fork of the Cal-Salmon and finally the Classic five mile hike into Wooly Creek. During our run down Wooly Creek we found a side coming into the river. We checked it out and decided it would go. What a great way to end our day!! We were in search of higher flows and decided we should head south. Spent two days on the Middle Consumes river and then b-lined it to the East Fork Kaweah and some other forks of the Kaweah.


Baker not getting to scout one of the many good rapids on the Main Salmon



Dan on a un-named rapid on the South Fork



LaHam boofing in the White Marble Mountains AKA Wooly Creek.



Baker gettin his fix on the Wooly side creek slide.

Canyon Creek Oregon

Canyon Creek started off awesome, tight little boulder gardens, wood galore, nasty holes, under cut walls, sieves, all the things to make it a manky class 5 run. No waterfalls and not like any of the typical runs in the Columbia River Gorge. Go check this one out for yourself but beware of the landslide rapid in the middle of the run. Set good safety if you want to give this a go..

Dan nailing the landslide move.. Bear Photo


Baker going off hand signals and hoping to stay away from the undercut.. Bear Photo


Dan going deep next to the undercut.. Bear Photo


Dan on Canyon's most techie rapid.. Baker Photo


Chris Bear getting intimate with the landslide hole.... and ready for a rope. Baker Photo

Opal Creek and Greys River

Greys River- is a great coastal river flowing form SW Washington. It reminded me of a scaled down version of Robe Canyon. Good crew of PDX'ers and a couple of fun rapids in a pretty gorge. However there is a long fun rapid in the middle of the run and if you choose to go on this run you should be prepared to run it. Otherwise the portage is long/steep and did look harder then just running it. And beware once you commit to this drop there are no eddy's in the middle of it. Stay left at the top and middle and when you see the big boulder seive get right and exit though the hallway at the bottom..... Ty at the bottom of the rapid and Portage..





Opal Creek- This is Oregon classic.. Old growth trees, lots of hippy Oregonians hikers, and crystal clear green water. Mostly read and run class 4 boogie and one scaled down version of BZ. If you choose to walk this one it has either a skecthy seal launch or a throw and jump. Everyone liked the left line and I went for the middle boof and kept my head dry. Dan Laham choose to run it blind and did just fine. I shot some pixs and Chris Bear also had his camera. I would do this run again.